US-Iran War News Highlights: US military launches strikes on Iran after Trump says Tehran ‘will pay’ for killing soldiers
US completes ninth night of strikes on Iran as troop deaths raise fear of wider war. (Screengrab/X/@CENTCOM)
A vessel caught fire after being hit by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said. The crew safely abandoned the ship and were rescued by a tug boat, while the vessel remains adrift with the fire yet to be extinguished. UKMTO advised ships transiting the area to exercise caution as authorities investigate the incident.
Latest developments:
- Kuwait’s infrastructure hit again: A power generation and water desalination plant in Kuwait was struck for the second consecutive day, officials said.
- Air defenses activated across the Gulf: Air defense systems intercepted incoming attacks over the weekend in both Jordan and Bahrain.
- Iran claims a nuclear site was hit: Tehran says the US also struck an under-construction nuclear power plant, though this has not been independently verified.
- Iran threatens a “devastating response”: A senior Iranian military commander warned that any further US “aggression or barbarism” would be met with a decisive and devastating response from the country’s armed forces.
- US death toll rises to 17: CENTCOM confirmed the service member killed in Iraq on Saturday brings the total number of US military deaths since the war began to 17.
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